Light reflecting guide post for traffic



Jan. 16, 1968 J. wr-:RTMANN LIGHT REFLECTING GUIDE POST FOR TRAFFIC 2SheetsL-Sheet l Fild Deo. 15, 1965 ATTORNEYS N mw Mw, man? rE Nwm w. w I...Mw/ o 1% wvvvvvvwwvi l [13 .f f5 /4 w Jan. 16, 1968 J. WERTMANNLIGHTl REFLECTING GUIDE POST FOR TRAFFIC 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. l5,1965 A roRNE Ys United States Patent O 3,363,866 LIGHT REFLECTING GUIDEPOST FOR TRAFFIC Josef Wertmann, Weringhauserstrasse 13, Finnentrop,Germany Filed Dec. 15, 1965, Ser. No. 514,095 Claims priority,application Germany, Dec. 17, 1964, W 38,190 1 Claim. (Cl. 248-226)ABSTRACT F THE DISCLSURE A reliecting guide post holder detachablyconnecting the post to a crash barrier support, the holder including amulti-dimensional displaceable joint for permitting the guide post to beoriented to a desired position and to be immovably lixed in thatposition.

The present invention relates to light reiiecting guide posts fortratiic, having means for connection to crash barriers bordering traiiiclanes.

From experience it is found that the supports of the guide posts andcrash barrier rails associated with a roadway, which in most cases aredriven into the ground, rarely assume a perpendicular position, so thata correct positional arrangement of the guide posts is rarely obtained.Thus, it is an object of the invention to provide a light reiiectingguide post for trafiic which is adapted to be detachably connected bymeans of a holder to a crash barrier so as to eliminate the adverseeffects created by vertical misalignments of the crash barrier.

Hitherto for the purpose of connecting the guide posts to the crashbarrier rail support, there has been provided on the lower end of theguide post, of substantially triangular cross-section and mostly made ofwood, a metal plate. This plate, which projects downwardly of the postserves as a holder and has a slot extending in the longitudinaldirection of the post and open in the direction of the free end of theplate. The plate is inserted between the crash barrier rail and itssupport and clamped in position by means of fixing screws engagingthrough holes in the barrier rail and its support and the slot in theplate.

According to the present invention, there is provided a light reflectingguide post for trafc adapted to be detachably connected by means of aholder to a crash barrier support, characterised by the feature that theholder has a multi-dimensional displaceable joint adapted to bepositively fixed. The holder has a joint which is angularly displaceablein a multi-dimensional manner and which is adapted to be tixedpositively, and as a fixing means for the holder, there is provided asuitable multiple clip to be connected to the support of a crash barrierrail, the limbs of which clip extend substantially axially parallel tothe longitudinal extension of the guide post. The joint and the guidepost are supported by the clip which in turn is supported by the barriersupport.

Preferably the clip is arranged on an intermediate member so as to bepivoted and fixable in the substantially vertical plane and theintermediate -member in turn iS adapted to be pivoted and fixed in avertical plane arranged at right angles to the latter plane on the guidepost, or connected to the guide post or a plate, protruding therefrom,or the like.

Furthermore, `an advantageous and inventive further development of theabove described subject matter is characterised bythe feature thatbetween the links of the joint, means are provided for the positiveconnection, such as fan-'shaped discs.

An alternative embodiment of lthe invention is also envisaged in whichthat joint is a iixable ball joint.

In the manner described a guide post is obtained in the form of a lightreflecting traffic sign which is adapted to be connected to a crashbarrier, preferably to its support, so that the angle of incidence andangle of reiiection of the light beams striking the reilecting lsurfacesof the guide post can be regularly aligned relative to the roadway.Thus, a correctly aligned guide post as described in the invention isproduced with simple means and at rela tively low cost.

The invention will now be described further, by way of example, withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. l is an end view of the connecting means for a guide post accordingto the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG. l;

FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line 1-1 of FIG. l;

FIG. 4 is a further embodiment of a guide post in front elevation;

FIG. 5 is a side view of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a view taken along the line 2-2 of FIG. 4.

In both illustrated embodiments of the invention, the guide post 1 maybe clamped firmly in position to the barrier support by means of amultiple clip 2 adapted to be continuously displaceable longitudinallyon the support of a barrier rail. This clip serves for connection, forexample, to I-shaped supports, as shown in lthe drawings, or tocylindrical supports, not shown, in which latter case may be formed as apipe clip. The clip of FIGURES l to 3 is journalled in a pivotablemanner and is positively iixable to a U-shaped intermediate member 3 bymeans of two bolts 5 and 6 arranged in spaced relationship to oneanother and engaging through an angled flange 4 of the clip 2 and theweb of the intermediate member 3. One of the bolts passes through anarcuate slot 7 in the intermediate member 3, slot 7 serving to permitthe clip 2 to be pivoted through a small angle about the horizontallongitudinal axis of bolt.

This intermediate member 3 is journalled, in the same manner as the clip2 on the intermediate member 3, by means of two bolts 8 and two rivets 9to a further U- shaped member 10 secured to the guide post 1. In orderto permit guide post 1 to be properly angularly oriented the U-sectionl@ is provided with flanges having arcuate slots 11 formed to receivescrews 8, the slot 11 permitting the guide post to be pivoted through asmall angle about the horizontal longitudinal axis of bolt 9, which axisis perpendicular to the axis about which member 3 can pivot with respectto clip 2. Wood screws 12 serve to fix the U-shaped member 10 to theguide post 1.

In the alternative embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6, wherein likereference numerals designate elements which are identical with those ofFIGURES l to 3, the clip 2 is connected to an angled member 13 and thelatter in turn is connected pivotally and iixably to the guide post 1.The references 14 and 15 designate the support and barrier rail,respectively.

As in the case of the embodiments of FIGURES 1 to 3, the provision ofslots 7 and 11 in the embodiments of FIGURES 4 to 6 permit the guidepost to lbe pivoted, within a certain range, into any desired angularposition with respect to two mutually perpendicular horizontal axescoaxial with the axes of bolts 6 and 12, respectively.

It will be understood that the above description of the presentinvention is susceptible to various modifications, changes, andadaptations, and the same are intended to be comprehended within themeaning and range of equivalents of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a reflecting guide post for traffic:

(a) a holder detachably connecting said post to a crash barrier support,said holder including a multidimensional displaceable joint forpermitting said guide post to be oriented to a desired position and tobe immovably xed in that position; and

(b) fixing means for said hoider to be secured to the support of a crashbarrier rail, said xing means including a multiple clip having a clipyoke Whose axis extends substantially axially parallel to thelongitudinal extension of the support, said yoke supporting ReferencesCited UNITED STATES PATENTS said joint and the latter, in turn,supporting the guide lo 1% xgl g1g-25 t Q b U' t b t 1 1 r S e POS iSald Chp ems arranued so as o e pivo a 1n 2,721,631 10/1955 Hanold52-116 a first substantially vertical plane;

(c) said holder being constituted by a plate and an intermediate member,said intermediate member ROY DFRAZIERP'WW Examiner' being connected tosaid plate and the latter being 15 I. F. FOSS, Examiner.

